Florida · Nonprofit
THE FINE ARTS SOCIETY OF SARASOTA INC
THE FINE ARTS SOCIETY OF SARASOTA INC (Florida) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $208,427 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA CO INC ($137,955). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 72% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2026
- $179k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $208k
- Net assets
- $2.3M
What The Fine Arts Society of Sarasota Inc does
Mission
To provide educational displays and information on art in our area and to provide scholarships.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.
Programs
Philanthropysince 1969, the fine arts society of sarasota, inc. Has awarded over $1,300,000 in scholarships to students pursuing careers in the arts and allows the complimentary use of the arts advocates gallery for events and exhibits to local arts and educational organizations whose mission is congruent with that of fine arts. In recent years, our scholarship students have prepared for professional careers in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, dance, musical theatre, set design, vocal and instrumental music, creative writing, and architecture. Among the many schools our scholars have attended are carnegie mellon university, cleveland institute of art, manhattan school of music, ringling college of art and design, university of miami and the university of florida. Many of these students return to sarasota, florida while others live and work in all parts of the world.docent-led tours of the art collection are available to the public on a weekly basis. In cooperation with the county school districts awards are also given to winning middle school students in an annual art competition.
$90,097 spentof which $40,000 as grants$52,142 earned by the program50% of program spendingEducational/informational programs for fine arts members and guests.the fine arts society of sarasota, inc. Program committee is charged with arranging speakers, educational tours, workshops and salons (visits to private collections) throughout the year. Community leaders in all areas of the arts and education are invited to address the general membership at monthly meetings from october through may. These programs provide continuing education opportunities for fine arts members, family and guests.
$48,719 spent$17,162 earned by the program27% of program spendingThe collectionthe fine arts society of sarasota, inc. Has established and maintains a collection of some seventy pieces of artwork, consisting of paintings and sculptures, by artists who reside in or have ties to florida. These works are on exhibition at the city's van wezel performing arts hall and the arts advocates gallery where members and visitors may enjoy viewing them. In addition, special docent lead tours are available to the public on a monthly basis and plans are underway to arrange educational, guided tours for elementary and middle school students.
$40,411 spent23% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2026 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $179,227.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $1.5M to $1.8M (+25%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income rose $15k → $15k.
3 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 72% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE FINE ARTS SOCIETY OF SARASOTA INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE FINE ARTS SOCIETY OF SARASOTA INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 66% of grant income and the top three 97%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
72% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE FINE ARTS SOCIETY OF SARASOTA INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 60% · 2021 91% · 2022 61% · 2023 56% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
72% of THE FINE ARTS SOCIETY OF SARASOTA INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $58k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Florida funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $150k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
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Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
53%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE FINE ARTS SOCIETY OF SARASOTA INC?
- THE FINE ARTS SOCIETY OF SARASOTA INC (Florida) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $208,427 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA CO INC ($137,955). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 72% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE FINE ARTS SOCIETY OF SARASOTA INC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $208,427 in grants to THE FINE ARTS SOCIETY OF SARASOTA INC, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE FINE ARTS SOCIETY OF SARASOTA INC?
- THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA CO INC is the largest funder on record, with $137,955 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE FINE ARTS SOCIETY OF SARASOTA INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2017–2026), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing